Sorry, folks. The US isn't the UK, and most Americans won't vote for a president who's living with his girlfriend, no matter how accomplished.
Great article, only strengthens my decision to vote for Mike!
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This is a great story, beautifully told. Point for Mike, Diana and Ms. Lyall.
I'm debating over Sanders, Bloomberg & Warren.
Warren relentlessly attacks Bloomberg, for stuff decades old already admitted and corrected. Has any other candidate done as much for women since -- in business, mayor's office, with Emily's List? Liz loses point for attacking ally on irrelevancy.
Love details about dogs/World War 1.
He prefers them on bed! Point for Mike.
He needs it because of what he said at AIPAC this morning. Apparently, he pledged uncritical support for Israel.
Has he read Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
Does he remember that Lawrence promised the Arabs self-determination for defeating Turks?
Note that the Jewish population of Palestine was well under ten percent?
Then Mike must know that WW1 was the most important turning point of the last century for Russia, Germany, England, France.
It made America the world's number one until Trump. And -- with the Balfour Amendment -- it led to creation of Israel.
Israel defied JFK on nukes. Defied UN by taking land by conquest. It has sown and reaped terror ever since.
If Bloomberg can convince Americans of his ability to listen and learn, he/we can win.
So when is Bloomberg going to realize that what Bernie said in response to being called an "ignorant liar" by Israel's ambassador to the UN can do more good in the Middle East than the six trillion we've wasted doing Israel's bidding on Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran since 9-11?
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Now that Pete's out I'm voting for Biden tomorrow. The main objective is to stop Trump at any cost, and if that means eventually supporting Bloomberg I'm willing to go there. I thought the article was very persuasive.
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NO.
Nope.
Nah.
You want to do good in your final days on earth, spending down so much money you've hoarded it can't be done...fine. But buying likes, comments, debate applause and meme's is as fake as it gets. Buying your way into an election is wrong.
Our Republic ISN'T for sale.
His Freudian Slip in the debates said it all; "I bought all those congressmen."
Yeah Mike, we know.
Nah, nope, NO~!
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Good look into the personalty of M Bloomberg. Well done!
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As a Democrat I am grateful to Bloomberg for all he has pumped into the party to help win the House, and as an epidemiologist I think we all should give him credit for the money he has spent on public health education, climate change advocacy, public health administration for inner cities (and also, very enjoyable public art). I don’t understand why the Bernie Bros can’t acknowledge that Bloomberg has done good things with his vast wealth, unlike Trump.
For these reasons I did make calls for the Bloomberg campaign last week and I got to meet Diana Taylor, who was not only smart and thoughtful (she met and talked with everyone at the sizable event), but offered good advice and support to volunteers, answering our questions and staying past the end of the event time to listen. She is a formidable ally for the campaign.
Demonizing one of the few deep pockets in the Democratic Party is not tactically smart, but to go further and paint him as a misogynist as Elizabeth Warren has done is to mischaracterize a decent person who has a record of helping the party and down ballot candidates who can’t possibly raise enough to fend off their republican challengers. You may not like Bloomberg’s campaign promises, but he is far better than Trump and would command a quiet support from those of us who don’t find Bernie and Elizabeth’s plans at all plausible given a deeply divided country.
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Bloomberg and Taylor seem decent enough. Why don't they try to win the nomination for their political party: The Republican Party.
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As an Independent disgusted with Mr. Trump, I see Mr. Bloomberg as a good option for the Democrats and for the country.
"The best case for Bloomberg is that we ... need somebody who can actually run things. We need somebody who can actually lead a government, staff an administration with talented professionals and do the mundane but essential tasks of pushing legislation and executing laws. We need somebody who will turn down the ideological temperature ... We have enough politicians who cater to people who treat politics as the place they go to get self-indulgent moral affirmation baths. We need someone who can improve the lives of actual Americans. Bloomberg was one of the most successful mayors of this century. He was a Republican who left office with two-thirds of New Yorkers saying he had made their city a better place." (David Brooks, NYTimes, 27Feb2020)
" ... in Tuesday’s South Carolina debate ... With only one exception, the Democratic candidates for president shouted, bullied and blustered their way through an embarrassing two hours. Mike Bloomberg was the only person on that stage who had the guts to speak the truth. The only grown-up in the room ... he may not be the most practiced debater. He doesn’t make speeches for a living, unlike the political insiders running against him. But as a smart, accomplished manager, he is second to none ... " (Judy Sheindlin former supervising judge of Manhattan Family Court & "Judge Judy", USA today 1Mar2020)
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Why isn't she running instead? I'd vote for Diana Taylor. After stop and frisk, and my experiences with NYPD, I'm never voting for Mike Bloomberg.
Ever.
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Bloomberg funded Lindsey Graham’s Senate campaign...and funded Warren’s Senate race opponent. How is this guy a serious option for Democrats?
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Bloomberg pays for positive social media comments. Oh, and where have I heard “get over it” before. This makes me hate the Bloombergs even more.
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@Misplaced Modifier
Get over it.
the more you write that you hate us, the stronger we get.
Bernie= four more years of Trump.
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Considering Mayor Mike's lack of charisma and a past filled with corporate sexism and racism as policy, he should have funded a presidential campaign with Ms. Taylor as the candidate.
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Bloomberg is smart and tough. He is being targeted heavily by the trolls of Trump, phoney media outlets and other election interference by foreign countries. These trolls are so obvious that they're laughable. Vote out the GOP!
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I like Mike and now his partner too!
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If you want real change, who do you pick?
A successful engineer, entrepreneur, and mayor...OR...a politician, a politician, a politician, and yes, another politician.
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I recall Ed Koch had a female companion as well.
Winning ticket? Bernie Sanders & Diana Taylor.
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If it comes down to Bloomberg or tRump I too will vote for Bloomberg. I do vote for Republicans when only Republicans are on the ballot for the same position. I just pick the less objectionable candidate.
I haven't, not yet, given up on the hope that we can elect an actual Democrat; preferably a progressive one. I'm not voting for the spouse. Plus which, she too is a Republican no matter that she switched her party to help Bloomberg's political ambitions.
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Excellent article but the premise is entirely wrong: based on San Francisco events Diana Taylor is not a stealth weapon, she's an unused one. The Bloomberg campaign is doing an appalling job here in San Francisco. I heard nothing about either event. I would have loved to attend both of them. The campaign did publicize a "rally" with the former mayor of Philadelphia this morning at the campaign's storefront HQ on a narrow street in a mostly residential neighborhood. From what I've seen from the campaign Bloomberg has nothing to offer but other than the ability to waste a lot of money. If Diana Taylor comes back to town I hope she appears at some places where she can actually reach a broad swath of people.
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@Hope Greenhill - That is quite harsh, Hope. To find out about Bloomberg campaign events in your area, simply call his SF office& get put on the events mailing list. So simple! Also simple, go to his Website & sign up on there.
I’m totally for him and she’s great, too. His policies and calm demeanor, stable life & life history (esp’y with regard to his philanthropy, his excellent education and having the respect of the business community make him our best choice for getting votes from moderate independents and, gasp! many decent Republicans who see through the Dictator’s daily idiocies.
#Bloomberg2020
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@Hope Greenhill
Go to his website, like I did, and you will find all local events that are happening.
I have been to three in just two weeks. The excitement here in Maryland is building like mad for Mike.
I put his sign on my car and even his bumper sticker on the back of my navy blue jacket as well as a sticker on the front, Ask about Mike.
Tonight i emailed family members in Super tuesday states.
We can all do something to elect the next and best president.
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Melania also softens Donald Trumps image. She is well versed in multiple languages and cultures as well as fashion. I am glad they have a marriage built on love and respect for each other. It's nice to see these values in todays society. Donald Trump is your typical "Leave it to Beaver" family with smart kids, wife in the kitchen and husband who is a career professional. I think Trump will lead heavily in a race against Bloomberg.
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@RS Say what you will, Melania remains the epitome of the expression "trophy wife."
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@wem I was sure all that great stuff about Melania was meant satirically. Melania speaks five languages as well as my 2 year old toddler.
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@wem
And of the expression "illegal alien."
'...he said, ‘I don’t have any choice, do I?’ And I said, “Yes, you do, but choices have consequences.” Classy response from a classy person!
People may take umbrage from Bloomberg's funding his campaign but the man is also spending a lot on other causes and campaigns. He might not have the TV personality many folks vote for but he does understand the need to surround oneself with intelligent, capable people to tackle issues.
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Fascinating insight that the only TV show they watched was"Foyle's War". Think about it--Foyle solved murders in a quiet, but relentless way. As a personality, he was quiet, methodical, even taciturn. But he burned with a quiet anger against the injustice--and especially against corruption and vested interests that stood in the way of his investigation. The was nothing flashy about him, just a quiet and relentless determination to solve the problem. And he always succeeded.
I can see how Foyle's Presidency could work.
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I wonder if Senator Warren keeps jabbing Mr. Bloomberg less out of genuine horror over his behavior 30 years ago and more out knowing his personality and less polished debate skills hoping he’d have a response that would be perceived as attacking a woman, rather than a more forceful refutation of his prior actions? Rather, she’s actively (and perhaps a bit disingenuously) baiting him.
If Ms. Taylor were allowed to respond, my guess is that Senator Warren’s attacks would quickly whither away.
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I early voted for Bloomberg. IMO, it has been apparent to me for quite awhile now, that he has the best chance of beating this current "president" and his awful administration. I could care less if he is married or not; Ms Taylor seems like a lovely, intelligent lady. This is the 21st Century and people don't act the same way those in the 1950's and earlier generations did regarding marriage, religion, and many other cultural and societal mores--I was raised in the 1950's and can appreciate the changes for women in particular...so get over it.
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Please describe Michael’s Bloomberg’s worldview with a better phrase than, “instinctually nonemollient.” This is a difficult phrase to parse—one I have never encountered used in this way elsewhere, and one which seems to rely on a novel and bizarre word formation. If one does attempt to parse the phrase, “instinctually nonemollient,” it seems to me the only conclusion can be that it so nebulous and odd as to be meaningless. “Social Darwinist” or something like that would be a much more more clear and accurate description of Bloomberg’s worldview.
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@John
I think it is an awesome phrase that captures Bloomberg’s highly technical descriptions which often could be put in more plain language with the same meaning.
Bloomberg is dry, non effusive, perhaps a bit socially awkward - a typical engineer, problem solver! Instinctually non-emollient.
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I agree with the author. The best thing I ever did was ask my wife to marry me. She understood me, and accepted me for who I am, and I reciprocated. We have been married 32 + years, and the best thing she ever said about me to her friends is - "He's fun to go out with". After 32 years, I am blessed.
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I dislike Sanders so much that I would vote for Bloomberg. I cannot believe it. I hate Bloomberg and his billions to buy the vote.
In my family’s native county, buying votes really happens. Politicians give money to poor people and bus them to poll sites to cast a favorable vote.
Thank god that buying votes is not happening in the US. Bloomberg is buying influence and advertising. It’s quite different.
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It is even worse. Poor people can not even get chance to profit from their vote.
Please hurry, Ms. Taylor! Mike 2020.
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Diana Taylor certainly cuts an impressive figure on behalf of Mike Bloomberg, a stylish, articulate, age-appropriate female consort. A latter day Bess Myerson.
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From reading this, I like her and also view Mike Bloomberg more favorably. He obviously respects women who are strong, independent and confident...unlike the current occupant of the White House.
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Is it too late for Ms Taylor to run?
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Self made billionaire
Great partner
World class philanthropist
Best mayor in NYC history
He's got my vote
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I will be disappointed if the “unofficial First Lady” is not officially married to the president. What people do in their private lives is none of anyone else’s business. However, presidents live in public.
Since he is unlikely to get the nomination, it will be a moot point.
And yes, of course he’s better than Trump, and of course I will vote for Bloomberg if he is the nominee.
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So Presidents that cheat on their wives shortly after they give birth is your preference?
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@Patricia Brown Did you read my last sentence?
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@Lawyermom
It's 2020!
A gay man and his partner were in the running and popular...And look at Boris Johnson (although he just got engaged with his live-in....
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Not sure what to make of this article. Not really news but more a People magazine piece. At least on one level it is good to see an unmarried person with a partner being considered for the presidency. The fact that Bloomberg isn't married isn't a big and negative deal. That's a good thing for our country that we are focused more on what the person has said and done and less on the personal aspects of their life.
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Bloomberg has apologized numerous times now for past actions involving stop and frisk and workplace culture. I wish there would be more recognition that this stands in stark contrast to our President who has never once apologized for or backtracked on ANYTHING -- not his 15,000 documented lies (and growing), not cheating on his wife and lying about the hush money, not extorting Ukraine, not his general rabble-rousing, and the list goes on. He has often doubled down on his defense instead. (And I can think of one Democratic candidate who is also guilty of being far too rigid). We can't expect anyone to get it perfect all of the time, but we should look for signs of evolution, growth, and reasonable plasticity.
I view Bloomberg's company's parental leave policy (26 weeks paid!) as compelling evidence he does respect women. As someone who will only ever get a max of 12 weeks unpaid, that is something to admire. It can't wipe the slate clean but it does show growth and maturation.
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Nice article. Diana Taylor seems like she would make a superb first lady equivalent. Perhaps in the mold of Michelle Obama.
I hope Bloomberg wins because IMO he is clearly the best candidate. Just compare what he has accomplished to all the others!
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Bloomberg would make a tremendous leader of the country. We face many challenges and we need a person with his skills at the helm. I fear the so called “low information voter” doesn’t understand that .
I don’t give a hoot about his charisma level, and I actually find him charming in 1-1 interviews.
As a voter, I did find it a positive that the woman he has chosen to spend the last 20 years with is very accomplished. It counters the narrative that’s over 25 years old that has been way overblown by the media and Elizabeth Warren. That entered into my decision to support him.
I hope by some miracle he is the Democratic nominee. He can beat Trump. Especially if he selects an African-American running mate.
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Nice article. Diana Taylor seems like she would make a superb first lady equivalent. Perhaps in the mold of Michelle Obama.
I hope Bloomberg wins because IMO he is clearly the best candidate. Just compare what he has accomplished to all the others!
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I love Bernie but the trumpists I know who are wavering will never vote for him. Mike has my vote.
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I know moderate Democrats who won’t vote for Bernie despite the slogan “vote blue no matter who”. They think Bernie = economic chaos.
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Behind every truly great man, there is a great woman. I hope she's this person and can make Mike truly great, because I now plan to vote for him. I like Joe. I like Bernie, but neither of them have a great chance against the Trump propaganda and slander machine. Bloomberg does.
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The presidential election is not a beauty contest. It's not a contest between cartoon characters like Trump and Sanders. We need to elect someone who is smart and accomplished. Mike Bloomberg has a real resume of accomplishments and he came from a middle class background. Diana Taylor is a smart woman who knows what Bloomberg is all about. She lives with him. (And yes, she's biased.) Bloomberg is probably a very sarcastic person and probably doesn't have the patience for silly prattle. Bloomberg has made mistakes, but the country needs someone who can govern and implement real change. As a side note, Franklin Roosevelt was a very sarcastic person and had a mistress, but he saved the country and world. What would have happened to him in today's environment? (It's funny how Republicans turn a blind eye to Trump's shenanigans.) No one is perfect and people do change, hopefully for the better.
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Exactly why Ms. Warren should stop harping on the NDAs and move forward. Yes, Mike was a jerk in those instances. But as an older. white, wealthy male navigating today's America, he gets it, and has changed.
Ms. Warren, let's talk about the settlements you reach for your corporate clients' bankruptcies. Or rather, let's not, if you can stop attacking Mike to try and score points.
I am for Mike, but may swing to Biden if Mike does not pull off a Super Tuesday victory. Mike, thank you, and Ms. Taylor, thank you too.
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@NR Warren zealously represented her clients. That is a lawyer’s prime responsibility. She has since used her background in bankruptcy to advocate for individuals and for better policies. An attorney’s past work for clients should be off-limits when they have gone on to hold office.
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I'm not sure I agree. If his wife were someone interesting with a background in the humanities like MacKenzie Bezos, that might get my attention. But a Wall Street couple? Yawn.
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@Liz
We're looking for a President, not someone's partner or ex-partner. Why is a background in humanities any more "interesting" than, say, a background in oceanography, zoology, mathematics or maybe entomology?
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"First Girlfriend" would be her official WH moniker. I miss Michelle Obama, such grace, and came across as a real person. Ms. Taylor has some serious credentials, and appears to pull no punches. Good for Mike. She strikes me as someone who would get along quite swimmingly with Michelle. No offense to current first lady.
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@Steve be careful you'll be getting heat for saying miss instead of ms michelle obama from people who skimmed instead of read.
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The airwaves and newspapers are now dominated by wealthy, former Republicans that feel it's their obligation to tell the rest of us how to think and vote.
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I liked the comment that you can judge someone by the person s/he is paired with. Compare with the current First Lady, whose only virtues as her husband saw it was youth and attractiveness. Bloomberg could easily have had a series of unaccomplished much younger mistresses later in his life but chose not to. He’s far from my favorite candidate, but he sure beats the incumbent in many, many ways. But then again, outside of sycophants serving Trump, who doesn’t?
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Thank you for increasing our vocabulary with the word "nonemollient". There are only 123 results in google. Very impressive!
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And what does it mean in this context? I think that points the trouble in communication. If majority people do not understand the word, what was the purpose to use it?
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Bloomberg, uh, “contributor” here. Honestly, could we please just dispose of the voting? Why should my guy have to try to buy the nomination in such circuitous fashion? The hundreds of millions on a TV ad blitz, the social media campaign, the bought and paid for “grass roots” supporters... I mean it’s really inefficient. And speculative! There’s a chance his investment doesn’t even pay off.
My proposal: $1 billion gets you the nomination, period. It’s enough to keep the nouveau riche out and ensure that a plebeian like Bernie Sanders can’t crowdsource his way into power.
How about it, folks?
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@Tim
The ninth ad didn’t really convince me. I was on the fence for the 10th and 11th, but once I had seen my 12th commercial since waking up this morning, ..
I suddenly realized Mike is the candidate for me.
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@Tim
We here in America had a Revolution to get away from kings and oligarchs.
America was designed for plebeians, We the People.
We're here to take it back.
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I'm rather certain that neither of the two cooks or "does the dishes," as they have multiple housekeepers!
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@xyz That part had me in stitches. Mike Bloomberg makes shake and bake chicken—one step removed from hamburger helper! They soil their hands doing the dishes together! Lol.
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@xyz a lot of people like to cook, especially men. I know CTO's and CEO's that will do the occasional housework, including dishes.
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@Tim don't forget he's competing against the liar in chief's love of fries and big macs. however, your dishes point probably only resonated with those of us who aren't billionaires. we are a dwindling bunch.
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Mike Bloomberg is the picture of competence! Ms. Taylor is a true inspiration! Let’s not focus on his past racism or misogyny or the fact that he’s an arrogant plutocrat billionaire trying to purchase democracy.
Do I get paid by the word or is that good enough for my money?
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@Tim
I've been a sword-wielding feminist for well over 80 years now. If I'm OK with Mr. Bloomberg's past actions, the rest of my sisters might well be fine with him today, too.
As to the rest of your little schoolyard tirade ... listen to yourself, please.
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Mike made mistakes, admitted them, learned from them and moved forward to make the world a little better for all. I remember the mistakes but am more focused now on what he’s done since then. I like what I’m seeing, he gets my vote.
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@She
It's nice that you remember Bloomberg's mistakes. For others, Bloomberg's mistakes had negative, live changing consequences. It's easy to forgive what had little or no impact on you personally. What about empathy for those whose lives were altered by his policies?
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this is the woman who tossed out, over her shoulder as she walked away: “ it was 30 years ago. get over it “? some of us might disagree strongly with nyt description of her as “ empathetic.
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@cass county : she was talking to journalists. They refused to stop badgering her with the same questions. Not a time for empathy. Mike has my vote.
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People should get over it. It was over 25 years ago. Three women complained. Two had their lawsuits dismissed. I remember the workplace back then—I worked in high tech, which was mostly young people. There was little concept of workplace boundaries. People told crude jokes all the time.
No one is perfect. He has evolved. Move forward.
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@Patricia Brown doubtful any of your stellar co-workers running for president. it is not so much the insulting words from whenever, it is the response right now. treating the press with let-them-eat-cake demeanor is total opposite of the description in THIS article. the subject right now is THIS ARTICLE.
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Gee, a man who jumps to provide unwanted “solutions” to a woman’s problems, before she even finishes speaking. How unexceptional.
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@Margaret
I think that was deliberate.
She knows that all women will relate to the phenomenon. Therefore humanizing the stiff little ancient billionaire and herself, and also subtly informing us that that we are wrong about what we want.
She is a crafty weapon for sure.
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Thank you for this article. Learned a lot about Bloomberg I didn’t know. Yes, you do learn a lot about a person from their partner and domestic life - their core values and how they would stand up in times of crises.
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I just don't think a person with a personality this flat can defeat someone who has a huge advantage on camera. His cleverly designed adds on television occur on a medium which basically he never watches. Even the enormous power of humor seems something alien to him and whatever you may think of the President, it's in the center of his wheelhouse. Finally television will emphasize the difference in their physical stature and unfortunately that does impact Presidential elections. These outwardly little things count in 2020 America. That may be deeply troubling to many people, but it is a reality. President Obama actually proved much of that reality in his two victories. s
Taylor is a highly skilled, effective woman but she just cannot "change" her man enough to overcome these gaping flaws.
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@Curiouser From my perspective, the country is tired of trump, the carnival barker and prefer someone who is competent, based his decisions on facts and believes in science. trump was never a good debater...he would just say outrageous stuff.
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@Curiouser, Very true and we are are all now in a weird echo chamber of paid Bloomberg promoters. Neither Biden nor Bloomberg have the base to carry the election and most of the media is working tirelessly to divide Sanders' base. The status quo will undoubtedly prevail.
@Curiouser - I can not fathom how you conclude that 45 has a sense of humor. Cruel and off-kilter (and too often off-color) “jokes”, yes, and never self-deprecatory, the mark of true humor. Watch Bloomberg’s interviews. His humor is often awkward but not at the expense of others.
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I like Mike but I love Diana. I propose Ms. Taylor be our democratic candidate. She is smart, hard-working, empathetic, diplomatic, business savvy, articulate, old enough to have life-experience perspective yet young enough to have her physical and cognitive health. I Dig Di.
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Bloomberg was a great leader for NYC. I lived in the city throughout his leadership and things changed a lot for the better, and Taylor contributed mightily.
I’m bothered when people one-dimensionally focus on the man’s money instead of appreciating the problems he’s solved. In a country where money is the most valued, it seems so strange that someone with a lot of it is devalued. Strange hypocrisy.
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Maybe, because many view money as a problem in this country where a lot of people struggle to put food on their tables, while billionaires complaining of higher taxes and mandated minimal wage. Majority people don't live in NYC, so they could not appreciate the Bloomie's solutions especially when they are unconstitutional.
Mike Bloomberg is the best hope for the United States and the world today. His personal achievements speak volumes about who he is and contrast starkly with the pathetic record of Donald Rump. Successfully addressing global warming is really all that matters. No planet no us, and the related suffering of humanity and the animal kingdom is already horrid and will only get worse. Bernie is not sufficiently focused on this problem. We need Mike Bloomberg. He is the only one in the current candidate field who can address this existential threat meaningfully and still bring economic prosperity that will benefit the largest majority of our society, not just the rich and powerful like Michael Milken, Rupert Murdoch and the other losers Rump surrounds himself with. Most important Mike Bloomberg will beat Donald Trump by attracting moderate independents. Sanders will not and we will get four more years of lies. Any person who believes our civil liberties are in any way safe under the current administration is delusional.
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@Sharon Simonson
You want to successfully address global warming, seeing as it's all that really matters...?
Bloomberg is invested in Fracking, oil and gas.
https://theintercept.com/2020/02/24/mike-bloomberg-investment-portfolio/
Sanders gets an A+ from Greenpeace ratings.
Bloomberg gets a C+.
https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/climate2020/
Sanders gets has a lifetime rating of 92% from LCV. A 100% score in '18.
Sanders scores a 100% rating from the Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF)
Sanders has the signed support of over 57 environmental scientist and researchers.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scientists-letter-bernie-sanders-climate-plan_n_5e31c276c5b690f10577168f
Sanders is backed by the Sunrise Movement.
Sanders has consistently advocated for and worked towards legislation that protects important watersheds and wildlife areas. He introduced key legislation with The Rebuild America Act of 2015 to improve storm water and wastewater treatment and improve our national parks. Bernie has spoken out against black carbon pollution and drilling initiatives which carry high risk of oil spills, and he has voted and continues to work to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
https://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Bernie_Sanders_Environment.htm
https://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-earth-and-the-environment/
By the by...Sanders leads all candidates amongst Independents.
Not Bloomberg.
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Ms Taylor stated, in the midst of a labor dispute at Sotheby’s, that she would resign from its board if the company compromised with the union workers on strike. She’s a plutocrat’s consort who has no idea about the lives and struggles of ordinary Americans.
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@Raymond
She earned her way; used her own brains and talent. She's no one's "consort." Her stand in the Sotheby squabble was what it was -- and that's how we work in this world: one side and another side. Why is it that all of us "ordinary" Americans are always "struggling" and always, always used as examples for malcontents to hate something or someone?
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She's working to soften Mike's image--by telling feminists to "get over it"?
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She did not feminists to get over it. Read the article. Believe facts. She told a reporter to get over asking her the same question multiple times after she had answered it. It’s like when a customer repeatedly brings up a mistake a customer rep has made. The staff member can apologize, explain and try to engage but eventually loses her patience.
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@Barry Did you not read the article you're commenting on? "Ms. Taylor said she had directed the comment at the reporter, not at the women.
“He asked the question three times,” she said. “I answered it and I said, ‘That’s not who Michael is.’ And he kept asking the question, and then I basically told him to get over it.”
In reflecting on the subject of the agreements, Ms. Taylor recalled her time on Wall Street in its misogynistic heyday.
“I lived with that stuff,” she said, with a sudden fierceness. “I would never in a million years be with someone who would treat me like that. I have choices. I don’t need to be here. I’m here because I want to be.”"
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@Barry
A lifetime of actions speaks far louder to me than one retort to an annoying reporter.
We really have to get beyond crucifying every public person for any random comment, often taken out of context. What ever happened to the totality of character?
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Diana Taylor is a true asset to Mike Bloomberg and could be doing anything she aspires to right now. I admire her accomplishments and how she comports herself & hope they land in the White House as a true power couple who will get things done for the American people. She will be just like Michelle Obama in terms of choosing her issues and having successful results. A two-fer!
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I guess I am unusual in that even though my top preferences are are progressive, my thoughts all along have been that any of the top contenders are good choices. It took me a while to come to grips with the fact every single candidate has liabilities, and that anyone with a political record has made mistakes at one time or other, but once I acknowledged that and decided to focus on strengths instead, I have felt a lot better about the excellent qualities that most of our many candidates have, such as integrity, intelligence, and compassion. The debate stage brings out a vicious side of people, and the aim seems to cut down others and dismiss their achievements. Bloomberg's financial success does not make him a criminal. Tom Steyer, as well, who just left the race, seems like a very decent person who has done a lot of good for others. Bloomberg has many achievements. Yes, he has made mistakes, and so has every candidate, and so have you and I for that matter. Bottom line: would he make a good president? Yes. Will I support him if he becomes the top candidate? Yes. I think Bernie will be our nominee, and I am mostly very happy about that, but I could get behind Bloomberg. We need the age of Trump to end and become the fading memory of a nightmarish glimpse into what it would look like to lose our democracy.
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@Mary Pernal
Very wise summary, Mary Pernal, and I’m with you. I have no issue with voting for Bernie if he gets the nod.
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I would like Mr Bloomberg to explain why he fired the reporter who exposed the dirty business dealing of Xi Jinping's family? Why he killed the continued story of China's first family business venture even the editor of Bloomberg news service thinks the piece is eye-opening? And why he thinks the voters will forget such shameful acts and will still put him to the White House?
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@SamCheng
He heads a vast enterprise. To think he has input into the daily hirings and firings is quite silly. Someone was fired, perhaps unfairly, or perhaps not. Till the context of that story is known, it's your word that we must suddenly give weight to? Stop these personal vendettas against candidates. I want to focus on their abilities. I frankly stopped caring about politicians flaws a long time ago. I now want to hear about their present stance and ability to execute for our nations future.
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@Meena sorry but it sounds like a reasonable yet pointed question to me. I know this issue was fully and courageously covered by NY Times. Mr. Bloomberg should have known about this no matter how big his organization is if a good leader.
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@SamCheng
I don't know any of the story of Xi Jinping's family; I don't believe my niece, a college professor and internationally respected HCI expert, who travels frequently to China, knows much (if anything) about the "dirty business." So we voters will or won't choose Mr. Bloomberg on how we believe her will act for us.
He is the alternate of Bernie Sanders, and as I am listening to Mike Bloomberg I like his generosity as he speaks in various interviews.
My favorite from the beginning was Mayor Pete Buttigieg, as he showed last night to be a grownup candidate to have the foresight to drop out even with his enormous success.
I will go with Joe Biden or Michael Bloomberg and shall decide after Super Tuesday.
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@B Sharp Joe Biden is a decent guy and a lifelong public servant. I think he’s living far too much in the past, but if you’ve got to vote for the safe centrist type he is your man, hands down. Bloomberg should not even be in this thing.
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@Tim
Mike Bloomberg came in late because he wanted Joe Biden to suceed, Bernie Sandets is an angry man, if he becomes the candidate trump will win and the House will go to Senate and so is the Senate.
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@Tim
I’m going with Bloomberg as Biden has had his day I think. I like the gist of many of Bernie’s ideas, but not the cultishness of his following or the impractibility of ever seeing any of it through.
Why do you think Bloomberg should not even be in “this thing”? What a stunning statement.
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If Bloomberg is paying strangers $150 a pop for support on social media, then Diana Taylor should have many, many reasons to support Bloomberg.
Any candidate who poisons the democratic process by paying for fake support should be disqualified from this election, and every election going forward.
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@Chickpea Then change the rules the NEXT time! But be glad that Bloomberg is smart enough and astute enough to fight fire with fire!
Donald’s team is very strong on social media and has been light years ahead of other candidates like Hillary Clinton.
It is not due to Donald but to his social media people who are conservative and believe he can be of use in his rantings.
Beat Donald whatever it takes that is legal! Take back the Senate, get rid of Mitch! Keep the House and move FORWARD!
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@Chickpea
Social media, itself, is a poison. Who follows advice -- or listens to opinions -- of anyone blathering on social media? What, exactly, is "fake support?" Try this: Send me $150, and I'll support whomever you ask me to. (He, he, he.)
What a wonderful woman. And she is exactly right, I am of the total belief one needs to judge a man by the company he keeps. Bloomberg has indeed shown us here that he is not afraid to keep company with an accomplished, fiercely intelligent and independent woman with a great standing by herself. And of course the vice verse is obvious. Why on earth would she be with any course, base man? She needs no money, no affirmation and obviously does not seek power. I love that she found her love in life. Bloomberg will get my vote on March 3rd. I am tired of political rhetoric. I need someone who can actually execute. Solutions sound rather a good way to me, to get our nation to hiccup forward.
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All I can say is, Diana would made a fabulous First Lady.
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Mike Bloomberg is a smart guy and a hard worker, whose company treats its employees well, giving generous time off for maternity leave, for example. He has been busy donating billions to causes and institutions I admire and whose estate will be left to same.
Contrast to Trump, who raids his "charities" for his own personal uses, whose business practices are suspect and corrupt, who thinks nothing of stiffing associates and contractors. Whatever money Trump has accrued through money laundering and Soviet oligarchs will go to his empty-eyed offspring.
Not all billionaires are created equal.
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Great comment,it's to the point
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I'm guessing that the Weinstein, Moonves, Lauer, etc., partners saw their husbands differently from many of the women they worked with and victimized. I wish Bloomberg and Taylor could simply face how he behaved and what he said and come clean with sincere apologies rather than dismissals. Until that happens, I can't support someone who I think could be the president we sorely need right now.
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@Christina Graybard But Mike has apologized, unreservedly, several times?
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@Christina Graybard
bloomberg might've tolerated or participated in some nasty comments and/or jokes, but to compare him to the men on your partial list is hyperbolic.
neither are pleasant, but if it come down to being offended or raped, i think i'd choose the former.
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@Christina Graybard How can you put somebody who told off color jokes -- yes, offensive -- with the acts of Weinstein, Moonves and Lauer? A sin on a totally different scale - nobody has accused him of sexual harassment or criminal acts. Come on.
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"When I go to him with a problem, he immediately jumps ahead to offer solutions that work, whether that’s what I wanted or not,” she said in a speech earlier that day at the Assembly, a wellness and event space in San Francisco. “Sometimes all I want for him to say is, ‘I understand.’ But that’s not who he is. He immediately wants to solve the problem — and that’s who I want in the White House.” Exactly what we DON'T need when it comes to governing. Governing is NOT a top-down business model, it's all about given and take, negotiate and compromise. One egotistical billionaire "master of the universe" business man is more than enough for me. NO THANKS, DINO.
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@Sheila, a lot of people of all income bracket do that....many of my friends do that regularly. The difference here is that Mike Bloomberg built a very large successful company with high employee satisfaction levels and you don't do that alone...you do it by hiring people who are smarter than you and whose skills complement yours.
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@Sheila Effective governing is EXACTLY what you disallow - a top-down business model. Countries and governments that don't accept it end up boggled down in endless re-alignments, reconciliations, civil disputes, political scandals and, ultimately - civil wars.
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@Sheila
I'll take a man or woman who immediately wants to solve a problem over anyone who gives and takes all over the place and never has the guts and brains to see the one solution that's best. Compromise is a good word for not knowing the right answer.
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“Get over it”? If that’s bringing out Bloomberg’s “softer side” I’d hate to see the darker version.
No thanks, Ms. Taylor, and no thanks, Mr. Bloomberg. One billionaire plutocrat from New York with a history of racist policies and misogyny is enough.
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@Tim
Read the article before commenting, will you?:
"Ms. Taylor said she had directed the comment at the reporter, not at the women.
“He asked the question three times,” she said. “I answered it and I said, ‘That’s not who Michael is.’ And he kept asking the question, and then I basically told him to get over it.”
In reflecting on the subject of the agreements, Ms. Taylor recalled her time on Wall Street in its misogynistic heyday.
“I lived with that stuff,” she said, with a sudden fierceness. “I would never in a million years be with someone who would treat me like that. I have choices. I don’t need to be here. I’m here because I want to be.”
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@Londontown I’m perfectly capable of reading after-the-fact spin and talking points from Bloomberg and the people paid by him. I simply don’t believe it.
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@Tim
Well, I read the same thing and have an entirely different reaction. As a woman/feminist, I have no issue with what she said, whatever the context. Her actions and life achievements speak to her character, not one random comment with little context.
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Given the choice between great manager or a visionary healer in the White House, I take the manager.
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@Snowball...agree, especially if that visionary healer has no records of getting anything done in all the years of being in government.
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First, stop telling women to "get over it" and that it was a long time ago.
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@Another One. Please READ the article. Diana did not tell women to get over it, she told THE REPORTER to get over it. Please stop spreading inflammatory rhetoric, we have enough of that already.
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@Sandra i agree, but i'm not sure that wasn't spin after she'd really said it.
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After reading the comments supporting Biden in the article on his win in South Carolina I was astounded anyone of middling intelligence could support him. Now we have this accomplished couple to compare with Biden’s stunning ineptitude. Who cares if Mike has a lot of money? He is giving it to causes that we liberals agree with. I would happily vote for Mike, Bernie, Warren or Klobuchar. Please folks, can we not have someone with brains in the Oval Office?
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The fact that anyone is giving this ghoulish man any attention at all as a serious presidential candidate is a testament to one thing: our capitalist system has become a caricature of jtslef.
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I see a narcissist real billionaire with a big ego. Beyond that, not much.
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@GreystoneTX
Maybe you should look closer. I don’t know any narcissist’s with big egos--billionaires or not--who make shake ’n’ bake AND do the dishes!
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In what ways does Bloomberg exemplify narcissism, sir?
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I’ve read Bloomberg’s plans. They aren’t wonky. They offer half-hearted solutions to big issues like climate change. There’s a difference between a driven pragmatist and someone thoroughly disillusioned with the scale of the issues we face today. Bloomberg fits squarely into the latter.
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@Charlie I, too, have read MIke Bloomberg’s positions and they are not half hearted. I am also reading his book written with Carl Pope, the last president of Sierra Club, “Climate of Hope”.
MB is a man who has put his energies and monies thru Bloomberg Philanthropy towards causes which I believe in, reducing climate change, supporting women’s rights, common sense gun laws, ending coal fired energy plants, and much more.
To say he is “half hearted” is just not true. He is thoughtful, listens to experts, then quickly analyses the problem which I think is great. I am ready for an analytic with a kind heart, which he has, in the White House. Go Mike!
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I thank the political elite for reminding me that they are most comfortable with the political elite. But I can't help but feel like I'm heard this, "She balances him out" before. Something about Ivanka I think...
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@Lawren
You could say that about most couples and it’s often been said that is what attracts people to each other, so don’t overthink it.
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Au contraire. It was NYC which helped to rebuild-or rather-to construct the person who now claims to be the hero of the day from September 11, 2001.
Much of the "rebuillding" and construction in the city was already underway . The destruction of the twin towers merely caused many people to live their fears and to leave the city. Even as those people laft, more came to take their places and real estate values continued to climb. MAny people who left , subsequently returned. Mr Bloomberg landed on a moving train and kept his footing. Had he missed it, NYC would still be here and still have been in good shape.
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@ Meloop “Landed on a moving train”??? Bloomberg was elected 2 MONTHS after 9/11.
There was “no moving train”. There was chaos, people with broken hearts, and in mourning. Thank goodness a man with his analytic powers and focus was elected to help put the city back together.
Can you imagine what is would have been had Donald been at the reins??
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Diana Taylor is a self-made woman who exemplifies the future of our society.
She knows how to get things done and is brilliant.
Part of her brilliance is to have chosen Mike Bloomberg as her mate.
Taylor put herself through college like Mike who parked cars to pay his tuition.
Today some envious people want to make achievement a crime. I salute those like Diana and Mike who started with little and made it big not only financially but also with personal accomplishments.
Mike is giving all the profits of his company to charity.
More than the other candidates who talk but do nothing.
Mike is an engineer, a true problem solver, a man who rescued NYC and rebuilt it after decades of neglect and 911.
He is the only person running who has experience with containing an epidemic ( swine flu, west nile virus), the creator of the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins, the man who got it done while the others just talked big.
I love that he is going to be our next president after destroying Trump and the Republican machine.
He knows more than anyone else on how to manage people and large organizations.
Diana Taylor and Mike are ideal partners in life.
Thanks for this article.
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@Simon Sez Sorry, Bloomberg did not rescue anyone after 9/11. He became the mayor, yes, but he didn't do anything by himself.
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@Simon Sez
Collect $150, do not pass go.
That’s the problem with a candidate who is literally paying people to support him on social media. You cannot believe any informal support of that candidate.
https://www.salon.com/2020/02/14/mike-bloomberg-is-paying-social-media-influencers-to-post-fake-messages-to-make-him-look-cool/
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@Simon Sez She put herself through grad school because her father refused to pay for it. That was after she went undergrad to Dartmouth. That is not “self-made”.
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Diana is dynamite. Choosing her says a lot about him: he so not afraid of an independent woman with her own mind and stellar accomplishments. Bloomberg is lucky to have such a winner by his side. I think she’d be a fabulous First Lady.
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@Hortencia
the story also had 'he chose her' which seemed odd to me.
they chose each other, no?
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@Hortencia "First girl-friend" - not "first lady". Bloomberg is way too smart to chain himself with marital ties. Deep inside, he wants to be like Putin - a lonely samurai.
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